Amusement device.



W. NEMSEY. AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLIOATION FILED HAY 14,1910.

Patented Nov. 15,1910.

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WWI/11mg UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM NEMSEY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM NEMSEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to amusement devices, and the object of theinvention is to provide a device of this class which is of comparativelysimple structure and which embodies novel features of construction andarrangement, as will be hereinafter more fully pointed out and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple andpreferred embodiment of the device, and in which drawings:-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an amusement device constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view uponthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the chair or carriageemployed in the device. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 5is a perspective view of the foot supporter, showing the same in appliedposition. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of one of the cars.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates the platform forthe device and this platform comprises essentially two tracks,designated by the numerals 2 and 3, upon which cars 4 are adapted totravel. By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be noted thateach of the tracks comprises a pair of floors, designated by thenumerals 5 and G, and said floors are divided from each other throughthe medium of a central partition 7. The tracks 5 are inclineddownwardly from one of the end portions of the device toward the rearthereof, as clearly illustrated in said Fig. 2, and this inclined floor5 is provided with a curved depression or dip 8, while the floor 6adjacent its juncture with the floor 5 is in clined in an oppositedirection, so that the car or carriage 4 starting from the forward endof the inclined floor 5 will receive suflicient momentum to travel overthe said floor 5 and the oppositely inclined floor of the track 6.

The car or carriage adapted to be employed with the device abovedescribed, and which is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings,comprises a substantially rectan gular body 9, the same being providedwith Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 14, 1910.

Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

Serial No. 561,329.

a plurality of transversely arranged axles 10 upon which are mounted forrotation suitable wheels 11. The body 9 is also preferably provided withtwo seats or compartments designated by the numerals 12 and 13, thecompartment 12 being positioned at a lower level than is the compartment13 and both compartments being adapted for the reception of an occupant.The sides of the frame 9 are also provided with pivoted levers 14, thesame being adapted to serve as stops and guides for the car or carriage4 when the same is traveling upon the tracks 5 and 6. The passengeroccupying the lower section 12 of the carriage may have his feetprojecting beyond the forward edge thereof, and in order to assist inthe guiding as well as the stopping of the car, the heels of one or bothof his feet may be provided with what I term a foot support, designatedby the numeral 15. This support 15 comprises .what may be termed ahousing 16, the same being of arcuate cross sectional form, having anopen front and closed bottom. One of the sides adjacent the open frontis provided with a suitable strap 17, while the opposite side isprovided with a buckle which is adapted to receive the said strap 17.The bottom of the device is provided with spaced ears 19 and betweenthese ears is mounted for rotation a wheel 20. hen this device ispositioned upon the heel of the occupant of the forward compartment ofthe carriage 4, it will be readily apparent that when the wheel 20 isbrought into contact with the tracks or floors 5 and 6 toward eitherside of the carriage 4, the said carriage can be easily guided so as toround the curve 21 which is positioned at the rear end of the structure1 and which forms the juncture between the tracks 5 and 6.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be noted that I have provided a comparatively simple,cheap and effective device for the purpose intended and while I haveillustrated the preferred embodiment of the improvement, as it nowappears to me, minor changes within the scope of the appended claims maybe resorted to if deriage, a platform, said platform comprising spacedfloors, a partition between each pair of floors extending from thecenter portion of the platform and terminating a distance away from theend of the said platform, one of said floors being inclined downwardlytoward the end of the platform, the opposite floor at its juncture withthe first floor being inclined toward the front of the platform,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, and in combination with a wheeledcarriage or chair, a platform, said platform being provided with spacedfloors, a partition between each pair of floors, said partitionterminating a distance away from the ends of the platform, one of thefloors being inclined from the upper end of the partition toward thelower end thereof, the said floor being provided with an arcuatedepression or dip, the second floor from its juncture with the firstfloor being inclined in an opposite direction or toward the front of theplatform, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with a platform having oppositely arranged inclinedfloors, and partitions between the floors, of a carriage adapted to rideupon the floors, said carriage comprising a rectangular frame havingaxles provided with wheels and upper and lower compartments, and saidcarriage being further provided with a pivoted lever,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM NEMSEY. WVitnesses DAVID SCHWARTZ, JAMES J. HANLON.

